Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr

Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr (Among the Causes of the Punishment of the Grave) is a series of religious lectures delivered by the Saudi preacher and scholar Saeed bin Misfer (b. 1361 AH / 1942 CE), examining the factors that bring about punishment in the grave during the intermediate state (barzakh) and the means of deliverance from it al-Mujam al-Jami fi Taraj…+1.

Subject and Structure

The work is organized across a multi-part series of lessons in which the author classifies the causes of punishment in the grave into two principal categories: general (mujmal) and detailed (mufassal) Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr+1.

• General Causes: These comprise people's ignorance of God, violating His commands, and committing what He has forbidden Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr.
• Detailed Causes: These encompass specific major sins established in Prophetic traditions as incurring punishment in the grave Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr+1. The author dedicates specific lessons to addressing each transgression:
  • Calumny and talebearing (namimah) Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr+1.
  • Neglect of proper purification and avoidance of urine contamination Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr.
  • Misappropriation of public wealth and spoils (ghalul) Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr.
  • Lying (kidhb) Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr.
  • Sexual immorality, including adultery (zina), sodomy, and lesbianism, where he outlines ten factors that lead to committing adultery Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr+1.
  • Usury (riba), sleeping past obligatory prayers, and abandoning the Quran Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr.

In addition to expounding upon the actions that warrant torment, the series highlights the means of salvation from punishment in the grave, stressing the safeguarding of the tongue, eyes, and chastity, as well as occupying one's time in acts of obedience and devotion to God Min Asbab Adhab al-Qabr+1.